Today seems just perfect. The winter has just passed. A great day full of sun and brightness and warmth and a gentle breeze lavished upon Flint. And nothing to do. That,I think everyone in this busy world will agree is the best part. So I rest in our backyard with a couple of bread loaves, egg, jam, coke enjoying the leisurely afternoon. Having signed my contract for residency, days like these feel eerily like the calm before the storm though.
Sitting like this, the world of yesterday and before seems like an alien world. A world about 100 years into the future. I realize that it is now an active, bordering on energy expending activity to keep your mind away from the crazy goings on in the world. There is the release of the ipad-as polarizing in the technological world as the health care reform in the political world. Personally, apple products appear like toys for the grown-ups to splash their money and show-off. No specific utility seems to be satisfied by them which is not already available through other means. For a layman, that is.All the apple fans I've encountered are also childishly staunch and classlessly loaded. And how can the world run without youtube is beyond me. But then, I'm neither a techie, nor tech savvy, so who knows.
My dilemma as to which phone to acquire in july doesn't end. Although I lean towards the droid phone. I can't handle the fragile iphone, hate the nexus one look, htc hero..hmm maybe. Droid looks cool on their website at least. Then I look at my mail and see this-End-of-Life Care: Withdrawing Nutrition and Hydration'. BAM!
There really doesn't seem to be any respite from the disease and death and morbidity in this profession. Still, I shall keep my mind free and full of life today, courtesy this beautiful day.
In the news though...
The taliban terror rages on, in Pakistan. Yet the US keep empowering that country with everything under the sun. And as I said in my previous blog,nobody cares about people dying..the media is obsessed with the sania mirza-shoaib malik drama. Here again,Bal Thackeray comments on sania mirza make me laugh. He's 84 and he talks of tight clothes of young girls. This after his comments on Rahul Gandhi. One wonders if the old man is losing it.
The curfew in Hyderabad is relaxed. Here's hoping it all settles to normal by saturday, when I reach there.
Alex Song and Sol Campbell are doubts for an already injury ravaged team of Arsenal. What promised to be a spectacle of football is now just left in tatters. Still excited about this wonderfully poised fixture.(2-2) first leg. And then the IPL where Deccan chargers came off as a bunch of retards. It pains me to see such grown up internationals not having the basic common sense to know which bowler to lbock, which one to pick to attack, which batsmen to be given strike. Every numpty that came to bat tried to go after shane warne while rohit sharma was easily despatching every other bowler to the fence. Why not just block warne and let sharma win it for you from the others. No. R.P. singh i must say is the worst and most retarded cricketer I have ever seen in my life. He's the equal of Courtney Walsh's batting and Harbhajan Singh's nonsense at the crease put together. Gilchrist strikes me as a clueless captain himself. I really miss those olden days of cricket.
Now then... that's how Indians get worked up over cricket and me in particular about any sport. But I am here to enjoy this afternoon full of brightness. There, that brought another smile to my lips as I think of it and look around at the lush greenery and the nice houses. Nimble squirrel makes a dash from nowhere to somewhere. 'Ain't no sunshine when she's gone' What a song that can be sung for a girl at this time! Women are so blessed with all the chivalry and such wonderful songs going their way.
Almost a perfect afternoon, just short of that pleasant neighbor who I could have bumped into and had some nice conversation on some good things in the world. But this is good enough, getting to blog about the day, away from all the prides, egos and pettiness of all things human. Won't be long before I go back to encounter them all. So,, I guess I'll stop here and take some more time off with myself and a few melodies from that trusted companion of mine-youtube- in that same bright, sunny, warm day.
